The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Contract staff seek ₹26,000 monthly minimum wage
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The Hindu Bureau
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Contract and outsourcing employees in Prakasam district held a protest demanding a minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000. Union leaders criticized the government for failing to revise wages since 2009 and for ignoring labor law violations.
Thousands of contract and outsourcing employees, along with workers from both organised and unorganised sectors across Prakasam district, staged a protest at the Collectorate in Ongole on Thursday. They demanded the government to immediately revise minimum wages pending since 2009 and announce a monthly minimum wage of ₹26,000 to the contract staff.
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